In June 2016, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) with researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) convened a one-day workshop of public health professionals and experts from Arizona’s county and state agencies to advance statewide preparedness for extreme weather events and climate change. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sponsors the Climate-Ready Cities and States Initiative, which aims to help communities across the country prepare for and prevent projected disease burden associated with climate change. Arizona is one of 18 public health jurisdictions funded under this initiative. ADHS is deploying the CDC’s five-step Building Resilience ...

Contributors

Roach, Matthew, Hondula, David M., Putnam, Hana, et al.

Created Date

2016-11-28

Reports, presentations, and supporting documentation and files generated from the Building Resilience Against Climate Effects Project supported by the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Climate Ready Cities and States Initiative.